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The Clinton News-Record, 1910-05-12, Page 3May 12tb 1910 THIe4+H+1+1 7•1+1::::101+141441.1447 .KING IS DEAD! LOG. 1.41VE: THE Ii1111.G1 Clinton NewsAecord 3 A LIFE SKETCH OF THE MAN WHO HAS •OCCUPIED FIRST PLACE IN HEARTS OF ruLuoNs OF BRITONS OVER ALL THE WORLD, ---THE PEACEMAKER OF EUROPE AND FIRST GENTLEMAN, 1 PI*1444.144444444444+1•10144•H4444444440014444 . . . King gdedad—ti the Seventh, or as he ,the measles, and the entire family, flivill be. known in history "The Peaces 'including the Queen and Prince Cope rinieker of Europe," who has just died sort, contracted the ailraent. A se- aouwsaiellessh 4110 mwTense stricken3194/11: reatasireilvgaz,litayi.nielsiislreey.s -ears doithargeee icerida- -di 1 haying - been born Nov.' 9, 1841 at typhoid fever. This fever proved very, Buckingham- Palace. For hall a con- :critical, and the whole kingdom WAS 4.41 itUrLbe he* been perhaps the most sympathetic and anxious, Prayers ' . ;Prominent Mal figure in Europe— were offered he all the churches, and et 'es scholar, diplomat, sovereign, ,the latest news from the sick chame • ' sportsman and gentleman of taste. ber was waited for morning and night! Aa eldest, son of the ruling sovereign The prince's recovery from this long be became at the moment of his birth illness was celebrated with a nationall Duke of Cornwall, thereby becoming thanksgiving on Feb. 27, 1872, at Ste entitleetto the revenue of that duchy, 'Paul's, 13,000 persons attending the Which amounts to over $300,000 per services and many more witnessing; year. A' four weeks of age, he 'be., ,the royal procession. from Bucking Prince of Wales and Earl of ham Palace to • the cathedral. Chester by royal patent. The other Visits to Foreign Lands. titles which he received were: Duke In the summer of 1855 the prince i of Rothesay, and Duke of Saxe- . with his parents and elder sister, vis - Coburg -Gotha, Prince of Saxony, Earl iced France. This was the first -time of Garrick Earl of Dublin, Baron Ren- that an English sovereign, actual or, obit etv, and Lord of the Isles. prospective, had : entered Paris since R 4 4,50 k his first name, Albert, from -the days of Henry VI. In 1857 the; ather the -Prince Consort, and his prince went to Germany and spent 1 second one. Edward from his grand- lour months in study at Konigswinten• father, the Duke of Kent. It was his on the Rhine. In the fall he continu- mother's wish that he should be ed his travels on the continent, visit - crowned Albert I., but England had a ing places in Germany and Italy. At Fpredilection for the old names, and Rome he was received by Pope Pio the became, Edward VII. lendefendtemeant that the new stocb ,England.. Before etraveling .. farther His birth was a great day for Eng- visited, ancl in July he returned to Nono. Spain and Portugal were next • • . • - • . - • 1 ' ..', .., .,4 THE, LATE EDWARD VII. a ruling monarch for the Greeks, and a TKhiengof afgetNiolawanYcle epteem in which the late King was held were never , baiter exemplified than in December, , 1871, when he was attacked by ty- I phoid fever and for some weeks hang i betweenlife and death. The anxiety • of the public was intense, and the news of his recovery was greeted with ,great join On his first appearance in public to take part in the memorial • "thanksgiving service" in St. Paul's cathedral on Feb. 27, 1872, the streets along the line of his route were crowd- ed with a cheering multitude. After his recovery several years were devoted to quiet work, though he as- sumed a great deal of the responsh , , • - • , + • in the throne would be firmly plant- . :ed. And to -day no kingdom in the I world is better off for heirs. , The ceremony of christening the !Queen's eldest son, the future Kingof i 1 England, was an event of great me pressiveness. The ceremony took place ea Jan. 25, 1842, in St. Georgen Chapel, Windsor. The loyal sponsora •e were the King of Prussia, the Duchess 1 of Saxe -Coburg, represented by the Duchess of Kent; the Duke of Cane ' laridge, the young Duchess of Saxe, -Coburg, Princess Sophia and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe -Coburg. The prince's first training was un, „oder the direction of Lady Lyttleton, e . Sister of Mrs. Gladstone, who was . governess to the royal children until • -the prince was six years old. At the age of seven. his education began un. der the tutelage of Rev. Henry Min •dred Birch, who retired from his posi. tion in 1851. The next tutor under whose direc, .tion the young prince came was Fred- erick W. Gibbs, who remained with - him for seven years. He then went to Edinburgh to pursue his studies under a number of professors. First Public Appearance. His earliest appearance in a leading part on any public occasion was in 1859, at the laying of the foundation *tone of the Lambeth School of Art al Vauxhall. After the death of his fath' eir in December, 1861, he naturally became the most desirable function, ary at all ceremonies in which benefi. • cent or charitable undertakings were -to be recognized by royal approval. This work up to the time 'ho became Xing occupied a large share of hit stime and was always performed with dignity, tact and •patience. Indeed —prince of any country has ever , rs.oniskly exerte& himself more faith. to render services of this sort to the community. The multiplicity and -variety of his engagements on behall ,of local and special enterprises made a surprising list and necessarily in, 1 volved a sacrifice of ease and leisure which few men of high rank would care to make. ) Among the members of the royal family the late King was called Bertie from his childhood. His father called him by that name; his mother entered it in her daily diary long after he had grown to manhood and become the , : I father of a large family; his wife call 1 ed him Bertie to the day of his death But no outsider, however intimate, I ever dared address him by thnt name • , The priame's youthful days were much like those experienced b3 ' I youngsters of less distinguished birth I 1853 he suffered from an attack CI • THE, NEW QUEEN, bility attaching .to the celebration of 'his mother's jubilee in 1887. Again in 1897 at the time of the Diamond Jubilee he took a great part in the celebration and upon her death in 1901 took up the duties of sove- reign, with a capacity that will rank him among the ablest kings of Eng- land. juet on the eve a his corona- tion there was a thunderbolt message to the effect that he was dying, and the ceremonies had to be postponed. !All the world watched anxiously while his operation was proceeded with and finally amid great rejoicing he was again restored to bealth. In the nine •years of his reign King ;theprince finished his :fifth term at Oxford. His edueation was completed at Trinity College, Cambridge. • . In the summer of 1860 the prince' :paid a visit to Canada and the United' States. Everywhere he was received! with boundless enthusiasm. He dance ed at a ball given in his .honor att Washington, where he wits cordially, welcomed by President Buchanan. The United States indeed was pre- pared to, receive him with open arms.: At Hamilton, the last place in Canada. where he made'a halt, he had spoken some kindly words, which awoke gen- uine approval in the United States. • "My duties," he said, ees represen tative of the Queen cease this day, but in a private capacity I am about to visit before my return home that remarkable land which claims with us a common ancestry and in whose ex- traordinary progress every English- man feels a common interest." • His Danish Wife.• As an agriculturist he did much to stimulate the breeding of all kinds of atock, and he was himself an exhibi- tor to be reckoned with at all the principal Shows. Short of stature and heavy of build, the King's lack of inches wasalways a regret to him. When photographed with his wife, he almost invariably Stood on a etoe1 to make him look taller than the princess, and the. grouping was always arranged to per- mit of this being done without attract. ing notice His Ideal Men. An excellent linguist, proficient 111 French, German and Italian and well able to hold his own in Russian, the late King long and deeply studied for- eign politics. His heroee in British political life were the expansionists Cevil Rhodes and Lord 'Kitchen Many of his closest friends were colonists, and colonial Ministers have • always had a warm welcome from him. The Imperial Institute and. the Colonial Institate, the centres of metropolitan colonial life, were largely the result of his energy and enthusiasm. King Edward was probably better liked persona,lly in France than any other European sovereign. Certainly he showed More sympathy with the French. temperament than ever his mother did. Yet the analysis to which he was subjected by even friendly writers in Paris was at least as cyni- cal as it was appreciative. One of them, writing of him as the King, said: "He is made up of antitheses and contradictions. Physically you know him—a body which ought to have the strength of a giant and which has not lost the gracefulness of youth; a hand which seems ready to crush and yet does not shake the earth; a small ear, but one acutely open to the thousand sounds from the four corners of the globe; a blue eye, very gentle and smiling, which behind watchful brows seems always Beaching in the dis- tance beyond the visible horison, but stops always on the nearest objects; a good indulgent smile on lips rather bitterly set. ' "Morally it is as physically.. This improvident man is the most orderly .in the United Kingdom. Were he not born to the throne he would have 'made an incomparable business man. His punctuality is proverbial though - out England. He never arrives late, and •he never forgets a social engage- • ment The smallest details of cere- Edward earned forehimself the name of peacemaker of Europe. His wide mony interest him. He never leaves family relations, his unfailing noun tesy and his keen diplomatic ability have several time •saved delicate situations in Europe. His entente cordiale with Franeee secured after a meeting with President Fallieres, his numerous naeetings with Emperor Wf G 1 Hi lam ermany, is nep iew, visits td the Czar of Russia and a host of • audiences and interviews with foreign ambassadors and potentates have done more than anything else to preserve the peace of the world. Of late years dile brief holidays of the late 'King were almost always spent on the continent He generally traveled ,when abroad as the Earl of Chester and somethnes as Baron -Ren- , frew. A private saloon carriage, which. PQM $35,000, was kept at Boulogne for: his use, His trips were exceedingly expensive, both he and the princess being lavish in their tastes. • • In his love for sports the late mon- arch when he was Prince of Wales de- voted mnch attention to yachting. He' looked 'forward each year to the re- gatta at Cowes where he first won the Queen's cup in 1877 with his; schooner IJildegarde. He was also. toed of horse -racing and won some of the most historic of the English turf . events. , : • Albert Edward was initiatedtette: the mysteries of Freemasonry in Swe- den in 1868 and was elected grand master of England in 1875. The Late King's Tact. •This tent of the late King in social , matters has been apparent all the ' time that he has ruled English society with a rod of steel sheathed in velvet.' No prejudices; theories or preconceiv- id ideas were allowed to stand in the way of his decrees: For example; it • is due to hire alone that all the ill- ' !eoling toward .the Jewish race has iisappeared in England and that He - stews are now found occupying seats n the House of. Lords, when in the . early days of the Victorian era a Jew ' vas not even allowed the full rights . ind privileges of ordinary citizenship. In 1862, accompanied by Dean Stan- ley, he made a journey to the east, in- cluding a visit to .Jerusalem. The young prince was now of a marriage- able age. Speculation was rife as to who would be the lady of his choice. The qttestion was settled in the early part of 1863, when his engagement was announced to Princess Alexandra,' the eldest daughter of the King of Denmark. She was three years young- er than the Prince and, though com- paratively poor, was beautiful and ac- complished. The marriage was cele- brated in St. George's Chapel, Wind- sor Castle, on March 10,'1863. All 'England rejoiced over the.. event. Tennyson, who had just been made poet laureate, wrote one of his fine poems, "A Welcome to Alexandra," on this occasion. The princess soon made herself very popular with all classes of the British public, not only by her outward grace of manner, but also by her virtues and amiability. Her husband himself always shared in this popularity, although the stern- er Puritanism of his potential sub- jects had often been shocked by stor- ies of his dissipation. ; The Prince of Wales' marriage to Princess Alexandra, was brought i about in e rornattie fashion, a photo- graph of the princess arousing the interest of the prince some time be- fore he met his future wife. The princess Carrie front one of the , Most remarkable of royal families, ' one which has been described as a nursery of hinge and queens. It furn- ished a Czarina for the Russians.. a consort for a King of. Great Britain, a letter forty-eight hours without re- ply or twenty-four hours without acknowledging its receipe All corre- spondence addressed to him passes under his eyes." THE NEW KING. • suniptuoue to prophesy," he said, "what may be the detiee or the diffie culties of a future King of England. From this time forward :our course of life, which has hitherto been urn usually alike, must hi many respects diverge. You will have different oc. cupations and different training for an expected difference of position. But brothers united by a true affec- tion may do much to help each other in all difficulties, though their streams of life my flow apart." The words of the worthy archbishop' did not prove prophetic, as recent hi. tory has shown, for by the death of Clarened "Sailor Prince" George not only stepped into the succession, but was finally married, on July 6, 1893, His Popularity Even Before He Be- • came Heir Presumptive. • The people of Great Britain are to be congratulated on their good for - lune in possessing at a critical mo- ment of the dynastic succession a man who can command their entire confidence and respect. The British populace have watched with an anx- iety no one not a Briton could ander- stand the increase of the royal family by birth and its decimation by death until all their hopes have been cen- tered upon the man who stood next ip succession to Edward VII. and who; with a mere chatige of title, would become "of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland and of . the British dominions beyond the sea,. King. Defender of the Faith, Em- peror of India," and until assumption /of the kingly office latterly known as George Frederick Ernest • Albert,' Prince 'of Wales, ete. ' Since the death of his elder broth- er, the Duke of Clarence, George has been the cynosure of all eyes within, the confines Of Great Britain and his, every movement has . been watched with intense solicitude. Of the, six: • children born to King Edward and' • Queen: Alexandra when they were, re-' spectively, Prince and Princess of.. Wales, one boy died' at childbirth,. and the eldest, the Duke of Clarence,: died in January, 1892, leaving three' daughters and the second son. Prince George, after the death of, his elder brother heir presumptive and after the death of Queen Victorial heir apparent to the throne, was borni at Marlborough Rouse, London, June' 3, •1865, only seventeen months after; the Duke of Clarence. and was dins - LATE KING'S LETTER -5. Edward Vit. Was a Careful and Punctillous Correspondent, King Edward as Letter Writer. It is an interesting fact that mos of the members of the royal famil are enthusiastic letter -writers, and se ;dorn miss an opportunity of writin !to their intimate friends. Of course :all letters of a purely business char enter. or in answer to unknown cor Jespondents. are replied to by sere tarien but private epistles are anal invariably answered by the exalte personages to whom they are ad dressed. King Edward himself was partial larly fond of writing, and many pea .• THE NEW KING, - . Hebrews are also to be found in the trent rank of the most exclusive and aristocratic social circles of England. It is another evidence of the tact of the late King that even his most intie mate friends and associates were kept in ignorance concerning his pointed oninions. He always manifested just ns much regard and consideration for Gladstone as for Lord Salisbury. He wne never inelined any more toward 'he Tories than to the Liberals, and aither could claim him as a partisan. There were few better known dg - eine around London in the season. • In the theatre, on the race course or nt the opera he was a frequent visitor, linens the horse show at Islingten, the rm.( militate tournament or the Smithfield Show he was nester absent. „ Alb , aa eel!Iiiliele.:1;111, • tened at Windsor the month follow. e, for the navy as well as preferring it from inelination, George was entered as a cadet on board H.M.S. Britannia at Dartmouth when eleven years ef age, and in 1879 he and his brother began a cruise around the world in the Bacchante. The schooling of the young princes went on whilethey were voyaging, and in 1880 both were rated as midshipmen,tee event on. ing celebrated by their shipmates in a minstrel performance. • After their return the two brothers were eonfirtned by Archbishop Tait, who ie. his remark e On the oceasion set forth the difficult duties of a awe ereign, in the last address of the kind he ever delivered. "It would be pre - in . 'tom his earliest years destined fr r,,ded r FKi45. • - ft 4cre.N `‹ jrneTcr -nee_ '4. • ••••-••••,, t • 0 14 4 t. Ft. 11 rrL 4.0 6;Ast r • s „r.,. :zit:: -• 717 (Of . . , • • e tkt.c.A. 4000 c . e 4.EXANDRA, THE QUEEN MOTHER. BY-LAW NO. 7, 1910.--.A. 13Y -LA* amending Byelaw No. 5, 1911.—e, Township of Stantey.—Under by virtue of authority conferred alt the Council of the Municipality of the Township of Stanley by tket provisimas of the orderonecouneil of August 10th, 1905, and amended the 28th of May, 1909, it is hereby ene acted that all dogs within the said; Municipality of the Township of Stanley shall be either setureln chained in an out -house or kept uite • den lock and key. Owners of dogst found in non-compliance with tbii Ily-law shall be liable to a fine AO exceeding $50.00, together, in alt. cases, with the costa of prosecu- • tion, and in default of payment of such fine and costshall be liabler to imprisonment, with or without. hard labor, for a tern not execed- ing gene month, unless such fine and costs, and the costs of enforciag them, are sooner paid. All dogs •not eonfined or kept under lock and , key shall be killed or not at tele discretion of the inspector appoint- ed for this purpese. That this By- law shall come into force immediat- ely, an the .pasenig thereof. Pasned. this 30th day of April, 1910.—Wee. Glenn, Reeve ; J. E. Harwell, Clerk. 1 to Princess Victoria May of Teck, to pia treasure letters from him of .a . whom his brother had been affianced; most interesting character—interest- . less than three years before. The, ing, that is to say, apart from the .wedding took place at the Chapel fact that they were penned by a mon- Royal, St. James, t'he' Duke of York, arch. In this matter of letter -writing wearing the 'uniform of captain .inl His Majesty took after the late Queen the royal navy and being supported • Victoria, whose voluminous corre- by his father, the then Prince .of. spondenee was so eagerly read when Wales, and his uncle, the Duke of! it was published some time ago. Edinburgh. ' •• When he was Prince of Wales, the Four children have been born to' King used occasionally to answer let - the royal couple, the heir apparent'. being Edward Albert Christian George, Patrick David, whose birth occurred at White Lodge on June 23, 1894. Thei • three others in sequence are: Albert! Fredeeick Artbur George, born Den, 14, 1895; Victoria Alexandra Alice. • Mary, April 25, 1897, and Henry Wil- liam Frederick Albert; March 31, 1900., • Little Prince Edward, ;the heir ap- • perent totbe throne, has already manifested' a decided inclination for: military life and is considered preco-: cons beyond his years. Popular Always. • jamiare, 1901, therehen Duke sof York was promoted to the rank of rear admiral in Her Majesty's fleet, in anticipation of hinpurposed de- parture on the long cruise around the world in the Ophir, which terminated: • only a few months ago. The thous- ands of beautiful gifts received on that eventful and in many respects wonderful voyage were still on exhibi- don when Xing Edward was stricken • with his malady and afford a . sad commentary upon the fitfulness of fate. • • These gifts not only evidenced the loyalty of the colonists, but were in mange instances tributes to the great popularity of the Prince throughout his career. • Even when his brother, then heir 'presumptive to. the throne, was alive Englandn "sailor prince" was more in favor than the Duke of Clarence, and indeed bis disposition • was altogether' different. He has the reputation of having been rather gay when popularly supposed to be sow- ing his wild oats, but in the main, • though Sailor George was at times a • bit wild and boisterous, he was neer dissipated to thextent related of some of his ancestors in the male line. e Since his marriage he has won thel respect of all classes by his dignified! and sedate bearing .on all peiblie °wan • sions, while his private life has been! exemplary. In fact, England may' surely be congratulated upon the: manner of man she had in reserve for the royal succession, and, judging, from the past, his future career will, be an honor and eredit to the land over which he has been called to reign. I No Change 'of Ministry. Dr. Goldwin i Smth, in an interview: . ooncerning the proeedure following, the death of a British sovereign, de-; dares that the decrease of a monitreh: ;would make no formal difference inI any department of state. "The Kingl never dies" is a principle which! ;knows no violation. i I "The Ministers simple kiss hand& egain for office; there is no interrupt -I tion in the GovernMent of the tonn I.e; try.". .. . ... . ...... ........... - ters horn people who were unknown to him. Thus, a petty story is told concerning an ambitious schoolboy, wrote to His Royal Highness. It was at tlae time of the Boer war, 'and the • '411.11•111Olid • BY-LAW NO. 4, GODEItICH TOWN: - ship (Amended). A By-law to en.- • force the eonfinement or isolation. of dogs. in the Township of Goder- • ich Be it enacted therefore, ua- der and by virtue of "Regulationse for the Prevention of Rabies in Man" approved by the Lieutenant - Governor -in -Council, by the Munici- pal Council of the Corporation of •the Township of Goderich as fol- lows : All dogs within the Munici- pality of the Township of Goderich Must be confined or isolated ti) bee ing kept under lock, provided, how- ever, that any dog properly muzzled with an effective metallic muzzle may be taken out by any compet- ent pe:son clay when such dog- is under the .hamediate control of such person by being securely attached to a proper leash. Any county coa- • stable or any othe, person resident within the said Township of God- erich'Or person or persons appoint- ed for that purpose may destroy • any dog running at large contrary to this By-law. Any person cone vieted of a breach .of the provisioarr ' of th's By-law shall forfeit and pan • at the discretion of the convicting Justice of Peace a penalty not en- • cad'ng $50, and in default of pain • meat of such penalty and cost or Costs only the same may be levied by d'strese and sato of the offe,ndere • goods and chattels,' and in case of , • their being no distress founds out. • of, which such penalty can be 'leviet the contScting Justice of Peen° may • commit the offender at the common; • jail; with or without hard labor for •. a period not exceeding 30 days un • less the said penalty and coats. be. • sconer paid. This By-law to coma • • into force on the passing thereof'. • Passed' this 2nd day of May, 1919. —Samuel Sturdy, Reeve; N. W. . T reeve' tha , Clerk. • : EDWARD, Main OF c0ill4wArm. ambitious youngster wrote to the prince, stating that he was collecting photographs, and would very much like to have One,of His Royal High- ness. Boylike, he concluded his ems - Ale with the words: "I don't like Kruger." Something in this letter evidently pleased the prince, for not long after- wards the boy received a photograph from His Royal Highness, and these few words: "Forget what it is to dis- like. Learn to love," • • Late King In Toronto. In Robertson's Landmarks of To- ronto, 'Vol. IT.. p. 963, the following appears in connection with the his- tory of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, and the visit of Xing Edward— then the dashing young Prince of Wales—to the city; "There was, unfortunately, some de- lay, and in the meantime the rain came down, so that the prince was compelled to seek shelter, which, how- ever, he soon abandoned, saying, Must see the start.' "Whineenn. te the end of the wharf. an. AM. • STANLEY COURT OF REVIS10N— . • Notice is. hereby given that • eke • ' Court of Revision of the Assess,- ment Itell of the Township of Stanley, will be held in the Towa- slyip Hall, Varna, on the 28th day of May, at 11 a.m., for the pur- • pose of hearing and settling come, plaints against the said Assess- . ment 11011. ' Persons having busi- ness at the court will please at - at the said time and place, witheut further notice.— J. E. I-Iarnwell, Clerk.—Varna, • May' . • 5th; 1910. For Quality and nastily of Town and Township News The Newswilteeord seeks comparison. A 'contract ihas been. letfor a new Boman Catholic church at. :Orillia to coat $50,500. • • ONLY those who suffe from piles know the misery it brings 1 it ro life of its pleasure, steal the brightness from exist- ence, and substitutes days of dul pain and moments of acute agony. Most so called "remedies" give ease only for a time, and then— back comes the trouble and pain and misery 1 Zam-Buk cures Piles! And cures permanently. Pt:FriT this lies all around you. Women and men In all stations of life hav proved it—possibly some of your friends! Let it cure you! . Mrs. Wm, Hughes, of 253, Llochelaga St., Hoehelaga, Montreal, says :—"1 was a sufferer for years from blind, Rollin andprotrudingpiles. Theagonylauffer no one knows. Remedy after remedy proved useless. Day followed day and there was no relief for me—pain, loss of strength, &Mess, misery, this was m experienteuntilZam-13ukwasintroduced I kaow now that there is nothieg on this earth like itt It cured me of piles and once cured, I have had no return of the evil. I would like all women wh suffer as I did to know that Zion-Bult will cure them! Besidetbeing n specifle for piks Zam*Iduk cur ecama, blood -poisoning, cracked or chapped hands deers, cuts, burns, bruises, scalp sores, ringwor bad leg, frost bite, cord torts, and all skin 1', and diseases, All druggists and stores sell at 60 box, Or from 2ant-Buk Ca, Toronto for price. •